GRANTS AWARDED

IBM recently awarded nine Reinventing Education grants totaling $15
million to 27 school districts and universities. The grants will
support teacher training, course preparation programs and professional
development.

The winners are listed below by state.

California: San Jose Unified School District; San Jose State
University; University of California at Santa Cruz; University of San
Francisco.Illinois: Chicago Public Schools; Northeastern
Illinois University, Chicago; Roosevelt University, Chicago; Illinois
State University, Chicago; Loyola University, Chicago; University of
Illinois at Urbana- Champaign; Chicago Education Alliance.

Maryland: Baltimore City Public Schools; College of Notre
Dame, Baltimore; Morgan State University, Baltimore; The Baltimore
Teachers Union.

Nevada: Clark County Public Schools; Nevada Department of
Education; University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

North Carolina: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools;
University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Davidson College, Davidson;
John C. Smith University, Charlotte; Queens College, Charlotte.

Pennsylvania: School District of Philadelphia; Pennsylvania
Department of Education; University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of
Education, Philadelphia.

West Virginia: West Virginia Department of Education;
Marshall University, Huntington.

Washington Mutual Foundation Grant

The Washington Mutual Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the
Seattle-based financial services company, has awarded 12 grants
totaling $4.6 million to support K-12 educational and housing
initiatives.

The U.S. Department of Education, the National Institute for
Literacy and the National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development recently awarded $18.5 million in grants to six adult
literacy researchers.

The five-year grants support research on the development and
implementation of adult literacy instruction programs. The winners are
listed below.

Daphne Greenberg, Georgia State University; Susan
Levy, University of Illinois; Daryl Mellard, University of
Kansas-Lawrence; John Sabatini, Educational Testing Service;
Frank Wood, Wake Forest University of the Health Sciences;
Richard Venezky, University of Delaware.

Renovation Grants

The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded a $25 million
federal capital outlay grant to 27 school districts in Louisiana. The
five-year grants will support schools in economically depressed areas
that need renovations and repairs, including schools with technology
and special education projects.

GRANTS AVAILABLE

Applications are due Dec. 16 for Science and Your Health
Challenge grants, sponsored by Lysol and the National Science Teachers
Association. Grants support teacher projects that enhance student
participation in science. K-6 teachers interested in developing
projects to help students study health related issues are eligible to
apply. Forty grants of $1,500 each are available. Contact: Christine
Gorski, NSTA; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.nsta.org/lysol.

Applications are due Jan. 8 for Toyota's Investment in
Mathematics Excellence grants, sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales in
partnership with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and
its Mathematics Education Trust. Grants support projects that enhance
mathematics education in schools. Mathematics teachers in grades K-12
with at least three years experience are eligible to apply. Grants will
be awarded at three levels: elementary, middle, and high school. About
35 grants, totaling $350,000, are available. Contact: NCTM, TIME, 1906
Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502; (888) 573-TIME; e- mail:
[email protected].

Applications are due Jan. 16 for Toyota Tapestry grants
administered by the National Science Teachers Association. Grants
support science projects in environmental, physical and literary
science education. Science teachers in grades K-12 are eligible. About
50 grants of up to $10,000 each are available. In addition, 20
mini-grants of $2,500 will also be awarded. Contact: NSTA/Toyota
Tapestry, 1840 Wilson Blvd., Arlingtron, VA 22201-3000; (800) 807-
9852; Web site: www.nsta.org/programs/
tapestry/program.htm.

Applications are accepted at any time for small grants for
programs that improve classroom teaching and learning of math, science,
and technology for students in grades 7-12, sponsored by the Toshiba
America Foundation. Public and private schools, local education
agencies, and youth organizations in the United States, Canada, and
Mexico may apply. Projects should provide direct benefits to students
and include teacher-led, classroom-based experiences. Grants of up to
$5,000 are offered monthly throughout the year. Contact: TAF, Program
Office, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10020;
(212) 588-0820; e-mail: [email protected]; Web
site: www.toshiba.com/about/taf.html
.

Applications are due Nov. 30 for technology grants from
Oracle Help Us Help Foundation. Grants support public schools in need
of technology resources. Public schools and charter schools serving
low-income students under free lunch and Title I programs are eligible
to apply. Grants average $30,000 in computer equipment. Contact:
OHUHF,c/o Oracle Corporation, 500 Oracle Pkwy., OPL-B5, Redwood Shores,
CA 94065; (866) 600-HELP; e-mail: [email protected]; Web
site: www.helpushelp.org.

Applications are due Dec. 5 for the 2003-2004 Edward G. Begle
grants from the Mathematics Education Trust. Grants support
classroom-based research in precollege mathematics education, including
projects for at-risk and minority students; after-school activities
involving mathematics education; and curriculum development.
Mathematics teachers in grades K-12 interested in collaborating with a
university teacher between June 1, 2003 and May 31, 2005 are eligible
to apply. Grants of $8,000 are available. Contact: MET at NCTM, 1906
Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502; (703) 620-9840, ext. 2112;
e-mail: [email protected].
Web site: www.nctm.org.

Applications are due Dec. 5 for Theoni Pappas Incentive
grants from the Mathematics Education Trust. Grants support the
development of mathematics materials and teaching methods in the
classroom. Teachers in grades 9-12 are eligible to apply. Projects must
be completed between June 1, 2003 and May 31, 2004. Two grants of no
more than $2,000 are available. Contact: MET at NCTM, 1906 Association
Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502; (703) 620-9840, ext. 2112; e- mail:
[email protected]. Web
site: www.nctm.org.

Applications are due Dec. 5 for John and Stacey Wahl grants
from the Mathematics Education Trust. Grants support projects that are
developed to assist students in applying geometry to other areas of
study. Projects must also be consistent with NCTM Principles and
Standards. Teachers in grades PK-8 interested in completing the project
between June 1, 2003 and May 31, 2004 are eligible to apply. Two grants
of no more than $2,000 are available. Contact: MET at NCTM, 1906
Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502; (703) 620-9840, ext. 2112;
e-mail: [email protected].
Web site: www.nctm.org.

Applications are accepted at any time. The Teaching Tolerance
project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit group that
fights discrimination, offers grants of up to $2,000 to K-12 teachers.
The grants are awarded for activities promoting diversity, peacemaking,
community service, or other aspects of tolerance education.
Applications should include a typed, 500- word description of the
activity and the proposed budget. The number of grants awarded depends
on available funding. Contact: Teaching Tolerance Grants, 400
Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104; (334) 264-0286, ext. 374.

Applications are due Dec. 6 for Local Flexibility
Demonstration grants from the U.S. Department of Education's office of
elementary and secondary education. Grants support local educational
agencies that need assistance in meeting their state's definition of
adequate yearly progress. About 80 grants are available. Contact:
Milagros Lanauze, USDE; (202) 401- 0039; Web site: [email protected].